Guild to participate at the American Film Market under the National Umbrella Program with USIBA....
Read More
Channel 4, Disney-ABC ink IPTV VOD deal
MUMBAI: Channel 4 Finland (Nelonen) has signed an IPTV Video on Demand (VOD) rental agreement with Disney-ABC International Television to bring US series such as Lost and Desperate Housewives on demand to viewers four...
Read More
GoAir ties-up with IMFF for film festival
MUMBAI: Indian airline GoAir has joined hands with International Management Film Festival (IMFF) for a film fest to be held in Delhi on 3 October. International Management Film Festival is aimed to promote intercultural...
Read More
Shabana Azmi’s protest campaign in UN
MUMBAI: As part of the international anti-poverty agency, ActionAid’s, HungerFREE campaign, Bollywood star Shabana Azmi will join Hollywood’s Tim Meadows, and Nollywood (Nigerian cinema) star, Hilda Dokubo, to protest the plight of the world’s...
Read More
TinselVision, Star India ink licensing deal
MUMBAI: TinselVision (TV), a broadband Internet, video-on-demand (VoD) service targeting South Asian communities in the US, UK and Canada, and Star India have announced a content licensing and online distribution alliance to deliver Star...
Read More
Tom Freston on DreamWorks Animation board
MUMBAI: DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. has announced the election of Tom Freston to its board of directors. Tom Freston most recently served as Viacom president and CEO from January to September 2006. Prior to...
Read More
Warner Music gains major stake in Taisuke
MUMBAI: Warner Music has acquired a 70 per cent stake in Taisuke, a leading artist services company in Japan. Taisuke was founded in 1991 by Taisuke Morimoto as an all-rights music company with activities...
Read More
Mel Brooks festival to be aired on PIX
MUMBAI: This month from 24 – 27 September PIX channel’s Great at 8 will air Mel Brooks Special – one of Hollywood’s successful and autonomous filmmakers and some of his best works including, Robin...
Read More
Universal Music acquires ARS Entertainment
MUMBAI: Belgian record company ARS Entertainment will now become a part of Universal Music Group. The acquisition was concluded by Patrick Busschots, ARS Entertainment founder and Managing Director, and Vico Antippas, Senior Vice President,...
Read More
Viacom appoints White as EVP HR & admin
MUMBAI: Viacom Inc. has appointed Denise White as executive vice president human resources and administration. Based in New York, White will lead Viacom’s worldwide human resources strategies and practices to further develop the company’s innovative...
Read More
Eros signs Kajol for Toonpur Ka Super Hero
MUMBAI: Eros International has signed actress Kajol opposite husband Ajay Devgan for Toonpur Ka Super Hero – a 3D animation film with live characters. This film marks Eros’ second production with the husband-wife duo...
Read More
Cinemax multiplex launches in Panipat
MUMBAI: Cinemax India Ltd will be launching its three screen multiplex situated at Angel Prime Mall, Sector No. 11, Huda, Panipat, Haryana. The multiplex chain will be open to the audiences with movies like...
Read More
Sharmila Tagore to endorse Rajesh Exports
MUMBAI: Joining the Bollywood brigade of celebs being chosen as brand ambassadors is veteran actress Sharmila Tagore who will now be the face of Rajesh Exports Ltd. Tagore, who currently heads the Indian Film...
Read More
Movie channel Star Gold beams in Singapore
MUMBAI: Star and StarHub Digital Cable will soon air Star Gold in Singapore on StarHub’s digital cable platform. To be launched on 4 October, the channel will become the first and only dedicated Bollywood...
Read More
Eklavya is India’s official entry for Oscars
MUMBAI: Vidhu Vinod Chopra produced and directed movie Eklavya – The Royal Guard has been voted as India’s official entry to the Oscars. This is the third time Chopra will be going to the...
Read More
Taiwan police bust DVD-R burner lab
MUMBAI: On September 18, Taiwan’s IPR Police, in collaboration with the Taiwan Foundation Against Copyrights Theft (TFACT), representing the Motion Picture Association (MPA), raided a pirated DVD rental shop in Kaoshiung City. This action...
Read More
Sony debuts four films on PlayStation
MUMBAI: Sony is introducing two capacities of its Memory Stick Entertainment Pack for the PlayStation system later this month featuring either 2GB or 4GB Memory Stick PRO Duo media. Both versions come with a...
Read More
Weinstein acquires Walk All Over Me
MUMBAI: The Weinstein Company has acquired US rights to the thriller Walk All Over Me from IndustryWorks Distribution. Directed by Robert Cuffley and co-starring Golden-Globe nominee Leelee Sobieski and Tricia Helfer, the film recently...
Read More
Brad Pitt to star in Paramount’s Fighter
MUMBAI: Brad Pitt will be starring opposite Mark Wahlberg in The Fighter, the Paramount Pictures drama about boxer Irish Mickey Ward and his unlikely path to become world lightweight champion. Pitt is in discussions...
Read More